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Major Banks Appeal to the Court for Dismissal of FX Rates Manipulation Class Action Lawsuit
- The dozen financial institutions claim that their accusers failed to prove a conspiracy, as they seek to dismiss allegations of FX markets rigging in favour of the banks and at the expense of clients.
Sunday, 01/06/2014 | 11:56 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Recap from Cyprus: iFX EXPO International Concludes Second and Final Day
- The iFX EXPO in Cyprus concluded the second and final day Thursday, capping an event that successfully resulted in the coalescence of leading fx and binaries personnel and the industry’s most influential brokers.
Thursday, 29/05/2014 | 14:03 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
New report by yStats shows global Alternative Payment Method growth.
Tuesday, 27/05/2014 | 11:00 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Exclusive: Japanese Financial Regulator Steps-up Game on Warning Non-Regulated JFSA Brokers
- Japan’s regulatory authority for financial services has been stepping-up its game in issuing warnings against firms attempting to market margin derivatives to Japanese residents without the necessary credentials.
Friday, 23/05/2014 | 19:22 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
AMF Updates List of Binary Options Providers Not Authorized in France, Names 79 websites
- The Autorité des Marchés Financiers has warned of seventy nine binary options websites that it deemed to have not yet obtained any authorization to operate in France, suggesting residents not respond to their offers.
Friday, 23/05/2014 | 10:30 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CySEC Replies to Forex Magnates' Questions about Employees Certification Exams 2014
- Many employees working in a Cyprus Investment Firm are required to get certified by CySEC in order to practice their working duties diligently, our reporters have obtained useful commentary to the parties concerned.
Thursday, 22/05/2014 | 20:38 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Canada Binary Options Alerts: BCSC Warns of TradeQuicker, & TradeRush Warned of by FCAA
- BCSC has added TradeQuicker.com to their investment caution list, urging BC residents to exercise extreme caution, same day the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) of Saskatchewan warns of TradeRush.com
Thursday, 22/05/2014 | 08:32 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Belgium Regulator FSMA Issues Ban Of Virtual Currency-Based Derivatives Effective July 1
Wednesday, 21/05/2014 | 18:39 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
Forex Probe Update: Germany's BaFin Says It Found Clear Evidence of FX Manipulation
- Raimund Röseler, Chief Executive Director of Banking Supervision at BaFin, explained to the media during the regulators' annual press conference that it had solid evidence of FX market manipulation, as the probe evolves.
Tuesday, 20/05/2014 | 13:45 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
ASIC Bans Jeremy Kaviraj Nambiar over False AUD/USD Trades Made to Hide $1M loss
- The investigation alleges Mr. Nambiar entered over 100 fictitious trading entries including off-market trades that created the false appearance of profit, and some made in the AUD/USD pair to conceal a $1M loss.
Tuesday, 20/05/2014 | 06:05 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Global Futures & Forex Ltd (GFT) to Pay $200K Fine by CFTC to Settle Capital Violation Charges
- The order settles charges against Global Futures & Forex, Ltd. (GFT) over a failure to comply with minimum financial requirements that occurred between December 2010 and November 2012, prior to the GCAP acquisition.
Monday, 19/05/2014 | 18:05 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Intuit releases QuickBooks Bitcoin Payments solution
Monday, 19/05/2014 | 12:52 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
CRFIN Warns against Royal Smart Group and Forex MMCIS Group
- Russian self-regulatory organization CRFIN has issued two press releases outlining that it has added both companies to its blacklist for allegedly misleading and promising unrealistic returns to depositors.
Friday, 16/05/2014 | 14:25 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
RP Martin Fined by CFTC and FCA, over Yen Libor Manipulation, Totaling $2.2M in Penalties
- RP Martin Holdings Limited, and subsidiary Martin Brokers (UK) Ltd were fined a total $2.2M, of which $1.2M was announced by the CFTC today, and the other $1M equivalent (£630K) by the FCA today over Yen LIBOR case.
Thursday, 15/05/2014 | 14:09 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
eBay is “actively considering” Bitcoin integration
Thursday, 15/05/2014 | 10:49 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
CySEC Fines AFX Capital Markets Ltd €10,000 on a Number of Violations
- The company operating the AFX Capital brand, based in Cyprus, and with multiple entities regulated in several jurisdictions, got fined a total of ten thousand Euros today, by the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission.
Wednesday, 14/05/2014 | 14:44 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Apple to increase online sales by shortening return and refund times
Monday, 12/05/2014 | 13:44 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Target CEO resigns after cyber-attack: What we can learn from the massive data breach
Sunday, 11/05/2014 | 13:35 GMT by
FMAdmin Someone
Last Call Today for Comments on European Commission's FX Instruments Consultation
- The applicability of EMIR reporting for certain FX instruments revealed inconsistency of local definitions, and resulted in needed clarification, a 30 day public comment period was given, and comes to an end today.
Friday, 09/05/2014 | 10:52 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
ABS Staffer Leaked Data to NAB AUD/USD Trader, Both Nabbed for Insider Trading
- A junior officer at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) allegedly gave data to a National Australia Bank (NAB) trader, enabling insider trading that exploited a $7M profit, and got both men arrested today.
Friday, 09/05/2014 | 09:35 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Forex Live FX Is Not Regulated by ASIC and Mauritius FSC
- An unregulated entity behind Forex Live FX has been falsely claiming on its website to be authorised to offer its financial services under Australian ASIC and the Mauritius FSC regulators.
Thursday, 08/05/2014 | 09:27 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
The US CFTC Issues an Amendment to Its Complaint Against Banc De Binary
- The regulator has made the charges personal and included three corporate affiliates into the complaint it has filed in June 2013 - E.T. Binary Options Ltd., BO Systems Ltd. and BDB Services Ltd.
Wednesday, 07/05/2014 | 21:06 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
From Rags to Riches to Behind Bars – Financial Technologies' Chairman Jignesh Shah Arrested
- Things have gone from bad to worse for one of India’s most respected financial services professionals. Jignesh Shah, the mastermind behind India’s most liquid commodities exchange was arrested in Mumbai in connection with the NSEL scam.
Wednesday, 07/05/2014 | 19:01 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Analysis: Markit Converging Towards IPO Amidst Transparency Measures
- Markit, a leading global provider of financial services across OTC and derivatives has announced the F-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO).
Wednesday, 07/05/2014 | 11:31 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
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